April 13, 2018 • Milwaukee County Post • 11
Library lessons en pointe
Clockwise, from top left:
The audience at a Milwaukee Ballet
"Beauty and the Beast" story time
Saturday at the Milwaukee Central
Library goes through exercises to
learn how facial expressions show
emotion.
Above: Reina Miyata as Belle and
Diego Garcia Castillo as a pied
piper demonstrate how a ballerina
can step up on her toes — en
pointe — and twirl. They were
among several Milwaukee Ballet
members at the presentation.
Left: Grant Reed-Ijomah, 8, does
an impersonation of the Beast as
Alyson Chavez of Milwaukee Ballet II
reads the script the company will
use during their performances of
"Beauty and the Beast," which run
through Sunday.
Far left: Milwaukee Ballet
principal dancer Annia Hidalgo tells
the audience what it's like to be a
ballerina.
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